Your View: Letters to the editor (Nov. 24)

Editor's note: The following are comments from Las Cruces Sun-News Facebook readers:

On Oñate student Kalib Sorensen marching and playing the mellophone in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:

Congrats Kalib, way to represent OHS!! — Annabella Bunt

This is awesome! Congratulations, Kalib! Hard work truly does pay off. Stormi Schoenradt

On the new Sun-News building and adjacent apartments:

Instead of apartments, I wish they were condos (for sale). That way, it will become a more established residence. — Daniel Rubin

So the rent will be under $1,000 per month. Where in Las Cruces do people work to afford that? That is a nice design. I would have liked to have seen a more historical look for that area — in keeping with the Alemeda Historic District look — which is definitely not a SW look. — Ed Tsyitee Jr.

On the start of Christmas shopping being moved up to Thanksgiving night:

Hate the idea of shopping on Thursday! It should only be for spending time with family! — Yolanda Salazar Byford

Will not shop on Thanksgiving. Bad idea to be open. Greedy to say the least! — Goergia Anderson

I will not shop on Thursday. It is now official — making a dollar wins over spending time with family. And you wonder why we, as a society, are dysfunctional? I really don't think the economy will be harmed if stores are closed for a day! — Beverly Stotz

I'll be working all day but I think it's a good idea.

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No better exercise than fighting people over toys ... Just saying. — Jonathan Campbell

No thanks, never have, never will... One: If people are nasty and rude on Black Friday, imagine on Thanksgiving? A day you should be spending with family.... Ugh, No thanks!! Two: I have better things to do with my family, and my time, than wasting it on materialistic things. Memories will last longer than that TV or Blue Ray player on sale. .... thats for sure!! We need to get back to family values!! — Linda Lou

I dislike the idea of the sales creeping into Thursday but you can't beat some of the great prices. — Amber Taylor

On Black Friday shopping tips:

Shop local small businesses — Brian Theodorson

If you have to go out there, please try to be nice to employees. Imagine being their shoes all day. Ick. — Emmy Basch Simpson

The biggest thing that makes it frustrating for everyone is people just lollygagging around the store. Get in, get out plain and simple! —Cristal Cruz

Always scout the store before Black Friday so that you can go right to the item or items you want to buy! — Deborah J. Dirk-Halley

Buy from local artists and keep the money locally. Make your money build the community, not some CEO's inflated salary. — Quinn McDonald

Cyber Monday is better. I can save get the same deals as Black Friday and I don't have to leave my house. — Tabitha Rossman

On City Council approval of a strip club in Las Cruces:

All people care about is money. That's all it comes down to anyway, right? — Sylvia Lopez

Sad day for The City of the Crosses. — Terri-Lyn Mick

We approved the club, then approve the licence too! It's no fun without drinks. — LadyBug Montoya

If people don't like it, keep it to yourself and don't go there. Problem solved! — David Wilson

That's all we need are more drunken perverts roaming the streets and bringing more filth to the area. As if it isn't bad enough! — Jacqueline Toth

How did you come up with that conclusion? You still have bars so there will always be drunks roaming around and if the man is a pervert he is going to be one whether or not your city has a strip club. — Phil Candelaria

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